Irvine law dean awarded for legal literary contribution ...
A federal judge Wednesday said she would likely fall somewhere between two of her colleagues' conflicting opinions on how far ...
Corporate
In-house counsel are dropping litigators who don't get results
By Alison Frost
In the past 18 months, 60 percent of corporate counsel have replaced at least one core litigation firm, according a report by ...
Litigation
Maple syrup industry agrees to lower lead levels in its product
By Fiona Smith
The maple syrup industry will take steps to remove lead from its syrup in a settlement with an environmental group finalized W...
Two plaintiffs go to trial together. One loses and one wins. Is the "prevailing" defendant entitled to collect prejudgment co...
Litigation
Redbox ruling highlights controversy over closed captioning
By Matthew Blaken
Observers say the Redbox dispute, combined with a pending California Supreme Court case and expected new federal regulations, ...
Bankruptcy
Judge: Public pensions can be modified like other debt in city bankruptcy
By Paul Jones
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein's decision Wednesday in Stockton's bankruptcy case could have wide-ranging consequence...
San Diego County Judge David Oberholtzer, once a truck driver, now hears cases impacting children.
Litigation
Riverside defense attorney launches Idaho county's first public defender's office
By Vik Jolly
After success in California, Tera Harden chose to return home to her native Idaho, where this month she became the first chief...
A roundup of recent M&A, IPO and financing deals and the lawyers involved.
Free meals provided by employers appear to have piqued the interest of the Internal Revenue Service, which recently identified...
While Congress continues to appropriate ever-increasing sums of money for immigration enforcement and detention efforts, the i...
A lawsuit over infringement of the James Bond character has spotlighted an issue in copyright law that plagues screenwriters: ...
The Conference of California Bar Associations (CCBA) recently passed a resolution to strictly limit the use of solitary confin...
Community News
Neighborhood Legal Services recognizes law firm, community leaders at annual gala
By John Michael
Neighborhood Legal Services recognizes law firm, community leaders at annual gala ...
Queen's Bench hosts Hillary Clinton campaign manager ...
Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have granted California judges power to carve up local voting districts i...
Litigation
Judge advances lawsuit alleging unconstitutional jail health care conditions
By Kylie Reynolds
A lawsuit seeking relief for inmates facing allegedly unconstitutional health care conditions in Monterey County Jail can cont...
Intellectual Property
NetApp wins attorney fees against Acacia subsidiary in patent case
By Kevin Lee
NetApp Inc. has won $1.4 million in attorney fees after a Delaware federal judge determined that an Acacia Research Corp. subs...
Law Practice
Work-life balance a key consideration among in-house lawyers
By Alison Frost
Of more than 2,000 corporate counsel surveyed by the Association of Corporate Counsel for its 2014 Global Work-Life Balance Re...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Bar to return to the drawing board on rules revision
By Don Debenedictisn
Abandoning 14 years of effort, the state Supreme Court has told the State Bar to try again to revise and update California's a...
In Washington and the states, an insurmountable divide seems to block our path to common ground on some of the most pressing i...
Litigation
Family of security guard killed near CBS television set reaps $10 million
By Matt Hamilton
A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury Tuesday awarded $10 million in damages to the family of a security guard killed near ...
Law Practice
Bingham-Morgan merger would create top 10 firm in the state
By Joshua Seboldn
The proposed combination of Bingham McCutchen LLP and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP would create one of the largest firms in...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit approves first-of-its-kind drug disposal program
By Saul Sugarman
A program that requires pharmaceutical companies to front the cash needed to dispose of unused prescription drugs in Alameda C...
On California's highest court, Goodwin Liu may shape state law in a way that liberals seek and conservatives fear. ...
Corporate
High-tech companies spend big on sophisticated new video game content
By Matthew Blaken
Companies like Amazon and Microsoft are pouring money into the interactive entertainment industry, hoping to keep pace with yo...
Deep pocket contaminators beware! The 9th Circuit has held that if you are not among the early settlers in an action under CER...
In recent days, the NFL has been forced to face its failure to hold abusers accountable and impact the culture of aggression a...
Abolition of the "at-will" doctrine, codified in California in Labor Code Section 2922, is long overdue. By William M. Crosby ...